Whether measured by statistics, team success or the swiftness in which he called into question Shea Theodore’s answers in Family Feud – “Better than Whitecloud, though” – Alec Martinez appears to have (predictably) fit in seamlessly with his new teammates. Winning, of course, eases all transitions,... Full Story

The trade of Kyle Clifford is being felt deeply within the L.A. organization. The same goes for Jack Campbell, another wonderful teammate, but Clifford, for reasons obvious to all on this page, had a deep and enduring relationship with teammates, coaches, staff and management, not to mention the Kin... Full Story

INSIDERS. We are very much in flight. It should be a crisp 3:57 to Washington-Dulles, which seems a touch on the short side, and I’m wondering if those heavy winds across the Southland this morning are part of a stream of tail winds whisking us across the continent faster than usual. Some notes to ... Full Story

Insiders. A fine morning to you from El Segundo. The LA Kings took the Toyota Sports Performance Center ice shortly before 10:30 a.m. in advance of tonight's game against the New York Rangers (FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network). Let's get down to brass tacks.
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The LA Kings have recalled defenseman Paul LaDue and forward Matt Luff from AHL-Ontario, assigned forward Carl Grundstrom to Ontario and placed Alec Martinez (wrist laceration/surgery) on injured reserve, retroactive to November 25.
The Kings also shared that Derek Forbort (back) has been placed ... Full Story

INSIDERS. A fine Tuesday evening to you. Lots more on these subjects Wednesday, but a recap of the day’s notes and events:
-- Alec Martinez suffered a laceration to his right wrist in the third period Monday and was taken to Keck Medicine of USC, where he underwent successful surgery to repair a ... Full Story

Injury Update
Alec Martinez suffered an injury to his right hand or wrist in the third period of Los Angeles’ 4-3 overtime loss to San Jose on Monday when he dove to swat a puck away from Melker Karlsson, whose skate made heavy contact with Martinez's glove. Via @kingsgifs:
Another look at wha... Full Story

Notes time, Insiders. The best kind of notes. Wednesday notes.
The Kings skated at 11:00 a.m. on the TSPC ice, but before Todd McLellan’s whistle sounded the start of practice, the second power play unit got some work in. Alec Martinez, Tyler Toffoli, Ilya Kovalchuk, Michael Amadio and Jeff Carte... Full Story

INSIDERS. Two preseason games left, and both are televised. The LA Kings will brave the traffic to Orange County on a Wednesday – may want to leave now, guys – to face the Ducks (7:00 p.m. / Prime Ticket / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network) in a game televised by the Anaheim crew, our FSW breth... Full Story

Three notes to pass along before getting back to the Trevor Zegras profile.
OH, THAT’S INTERESTING |Via Pierre LeBrun this morning:
Hearing the Leafs and Kings have talked about a potential Patrick Marleau trade. Obviously there’s the Todd McLellan connection there for Marleau so he might waiv... Full Story

AROUND THE WORLD, AROUND THE WORLD. The IIHF World Championship knockout round begins Thursday as Alec Martinez and the United States will face Ilya Kovalchuk and Russia. You're in direct competition! (It's a slow news day, and this notebook will covertly be just links to Michel Gondry music videos ... Full Story

So, there are a lot of quotes from the two press conferences last month! Some of these quotes I didn’t transcribe – those of the “just got to focus on having a good off-season and come back ready to go” sort – but some were quite interesting despite not having been used in a story, such as Todd McLe... Full Story

INSIDERS. A good afternoon to you. Thank you for the patience yesterday as I amply consumed liquids and rested. It’s back to LA Kings hockey today as the Nashville Predators make their lone Staples Center visit (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports app / LA Kings Audio Network).
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